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even bill clinton came out for it before he was against it. >> worry bill clinton's remarks and larry summers's remarks, it's obvious that the economy needs the certainty of the extension of the current tax rates. >> to quote former president clinton, they will probably have to put everything off until early next year. >> obviously president bill clinton gets it. >> republicans clearly playing a little mischief with former president bill clinton with the taxes. what lessons can we draw from this and the wisconsin results for all things political? we are joined by haley barber, former governor of mississippi and national chairman. scott walk really had a good night. a better night than bill clinton. >> here a great night and republican his a great night because of it. it was a bad night for the public employee unions and the democrats and the lift. it can't. this is a very positive thing. they performed very well in wisconsin. a really good turn out and hard work on the ground. walker got about 200,000 more votes than he got when he was elected. >> are there other governors and stateho
even bill clinton came out for it before he was against it. >> worry bill clinton's remarks and larry summers's remarks, it's obvious that the economy needs the certainty of the extension of the current tax rates. >> to quote former president clinton, they will probably have to put everything off until early next year. >> obviously president bill clinton gets it. >> republicans clearly playing a little mischief with former president bill clinton with the taxes. what...
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ambassadors on this. >> secretary clinton. >> secretary clinton, now former president bill clinton. that was in hope, arkansas. do we have your picture in there? >> we do. we have nearly 1,000 photographs. >> that is someone i recognize, me and my older sister. yeah. it's hard to take, but yeah. >> our effort is really about making sure every child gets -- >> and raj. >> take that one down. i am not proud of my fashion choices when i was 5. it makes the point, i have three young kids and when they get injured or hurt, we get to go to the hospital and it's a difficult circumstance. imagine around the world when these kids, when a family loses a child or loses two or three children -- >> completely preventible. >> preventible. not only tragic, it affects the ability of communities to grow and educate themselves and move themselves out of poverty and be stable over time. >> we have to leave it there, thank you so much. great to see you. >>> it took only 37 words inside an education bill to give women their first chance for equality in sports. that section of the bill title nine was sig
ambassadors on this. >> secretary clinton. >> secretary clinton, now former president bill clinton. that was in hope, arkansas. do we have your picture in there? >> we do. we have nearly 1,000 photographs. >> that is someone i recognize, me and my older sister. yeah. it's hard to take, but yeah. >> our effort is really about making sure every child gets -- >> and raj. >> take that one down. i am not proud of my fashion choices when i was 5. it makes the...
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chelsea clinton stood in her to her mother hillary clinton who sent a video message because of her sudden trip to syria. crisis meetings in turningy. also present, the no belt laureate from yemen. a most inspiring of all, the arab trail blazers from tune eastern, a libya, egypt and yemen. notably missing from the group of honorees, the saudi woman who led the protest. the saudi government would not let her leave the country to accept her award last night at the kennedy center last night. >> the medicare debate continues in washington. >> for more talk on social security. e right to know. ♪ ...so what does it mean for you and your family? [ female announcer ] you've earned the facts. ♪ washington may not like straight talk, but i do. [ female announcer ] and you've earned a say. get the facts and make your voice heard on medicare and social security at earnedasay.org. there's natural gas under my town. it's a game changer. ♪ it means cleaner, cheaper american-made energy. but we've got to be careful how we get it. design the wells to be safe. thousands of jobs. use the most advanced
chelsea clinton stood in her to her mother hillary clinton who sent a video message because of her sudden trip to syria. crisis meetings in turningy. also present, the no belt laureate from yemen. a most inspiring of all, the arab trail blazers from tune eastern, a libya, egypt and yemen. notably missing from the group of honorees, the saudi woman who led the protest. the saudi government would not let her leave the country to accept her award last night at the kennedy center last night....
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and hillary clinton. bill clinton has a magic 60% approval rating. secretary clinton trails just two points behind that. way ahead of president obama at 53%, and the democratic party at 44%. joining me now is former congresswoman ellen. she was also the state department's top arms control official and margaret carlson, political columnist with bloomberg view coming to us from new york. welcome both of you. margaret, what is your take? you've watched, you know, these clips with barbara walters, the interview, and what -- even barbara walters couldn't get more out of her, although she always gets the best answers. she says she wants to watch hgtv, you know, that's home and garden tv, i think, ladies. i don't know. it's beyond me. tell me about this. >> for those that do watch it, yes, that's home and garden, and, by the way, i'm with her, sister. >> i sort of can't see that with these numbers. i mean, clearly, she deserves time off and a good break and a lot of fun and travel if she wants to and no travel,
and hillary clinton. bill clinton has a magic 60% approval rating. secretary clinton trails just two points behind that. way ahead of president obama at 53%, and the democratic party at 44%. joining me now is former congresswoman ellen. she was also the state department's top arms control official and margaret carlson, political columnist with bloomberg view coming to us from new york. welcome both of you. margaret, what is your take? you've watched, you know, these clips with barbara walters,...
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this is bill clinton after, you know, the comments he made about barack obama and bain capital. this is an attempt, this is barack obama after his comments about the private sector is fine, he comes out at a photo opportunity later in the day and he tries to clean up his mess. i think some of this is jeb bush doing that. but i would say look, if jeb bush wants to position himself as a different kind of republican as we go beyond 2012, i don't think -- jeb bush has been very clear he doesn't want to wind up on the ticket. so as we go beyond 2012, he is i think smartly doing so which is essentially saying there is the possibility for compromise politically, this is the kind of thing that's happened in the past, and i'm more in favor of that. we should have more of that. of course, he's not on the ballot so it's easier for him to say it but if he wants to run in 2016 or 2020, this isn't a bad kind of platform to outline. >> and what he tweeted today, thanks for giving me a chance to clear my throat -- >> i can always talk, andrea. >> one of the reasons we love you. what he also twe
this is bill clinton after, you know, the comments he made about barack obama and bain capital. this is an attempt, this is barack obama after his comments about the private sector is fine, he comes out at a photo opportunity later in the day and he tries to clean up his mess. i think some of this is jeb bush doing that. but i would say look, if jeb bush wants to position himself as a different kind of republican as we go beyond 2012, i don't think -- jeb bush has been very clear he doesn't...
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>> i think that -- i have so much respect and admiration for hillary clinton, secretary clinton has done an amazing job as secretary of state. i know she's earned and deserves and looking forward to the well-earned rest she's planning to take and she's an incredible leader who has a tremendous future as a leader of the united states of america. >> well, if you looked at the video that introduced her at the forum on friday night here, a the lot of people are suggesting that well-earned rest is only going to be a prelude to something else down the road and not -- >> we'll give her a little time to rest and then i'm sure that she'll be pressed into service and knowing secretary clinton, i'm sure she doesn't plan to rest very long. >> thanks very much. >> thank you. >> thank you, congresswoman. >> and coming up next, why won't the president sit down with john boehner? more from that new interview with president obama, next. [ fishing rod casting line, marching band playing ] [ male announcer ] the rhythm of life. [ whistle blowing ] where do you hear that beat? campbell's healthy request sou
>> i think that -- i have so much respect and admiration for hillary clinton, secretary clinton has done an amazing job as secretary of state. i know she's earned and deserves and looking forward to the well-earned rest she's planning to take and she's an incredible leader who has a tremendous future as a leader of the united states of america. >> well, if you looked at the video that introduced her at the forum on friday night here, a the lot of people are suggesting that...
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can the aura of bill clinton as he is today and with all of his global good works and the clinton global initiative which is going to be on full display in new york, convening in september, his work in haiti and elsewhere in the world? can any of that really transfer to barack obama? >> some of it can. none of it hurts. and you can't think of a figure in the republican party who is the counterpoint to that. when bill clinton makes the speech at that convention, it's going to be a huge moment. and it's not going to be the candidate's speech or the vice president's speech. it's going to be a separate huge moment. it's hard to look at the rundown at the republican convention and see where that huge moment is going to be. >> roger simon, and we will see you in tampa. >>> up next, "andrea mitchell reports" special, richard lugar's mission to control chemical weapons in syria. >>> and will siisaac rain on th republicans' parade? send me your thoughts on facebook and twitter @mitchellreports. people really love snapshot from progressive, but don't just listen to me. listen to these happy progre
can the aura of bill clinton as he is today and with all of his global good works and the clinton global initiative which is going to be on full display in new york, convening in september, his work in haiti and elsewhere in the world? can any of that really transfer to barack obama? >> some of it can. none of it hurts. and you can't think of a figure in the republican party who is the counterpoint to that. when bill clinton makes the speech at that convention, it's going to be a huge...
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senator clinton -- secretary clinton meeting with russia, what can we do and what's the next step if they don't listen. >> it's a complex world the president is going to lead in. >> can i enter, you cover these issues all the time and did a lead story on nightly news on this topic. the question fors the president is ultimately what do you do when your foreign policy has been premised on bringing american troops home, at a time when american power and influence is needed particularly in the middle east, but there are no easy answers. this i think is what sort of calls out for an obama doctrine in a second term. he doesn't seem to have one at the moment which is a big issue. >> and doesn't have a foreign policy team yet. he's still wrestling with those decisions. more on that to come. david gregory, thank you very much. chris cizilla. coming up sunday on "meet the press," the fiscal cliff debate. the latest between house republican whip kevin mccarthy and assistant senate majority leader dick durbin, the two men who have been at the table. congress hearing from all sides on the fiscal
senator clinton -- secretary clinton meeting with russia, what can we do and what's the next step if they don't listen. >> it's a complex world the president is going to lead in. >> can i enter, you cover these issues all the time and did a lead story on nightly news on this topic. the question fors the president is ultimately what do you do when your foreign policy has been premised on bringing american troops home, at a time when american power and influence is needed particularly...
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trip to moscow and other clinton-era trips. is this generic behavior? is there a cultural problem with the agency? >> i don't think we know that yet, andrea. what we do know is for years the secret service has protected our presidents, protected elected officials visiting foreign heads of state. they've done it by putting their own lives on the line. what we do know is if you're going to make sure the actions of a few people don't overwhelm the good of so many, you have to have a thorough investigation. when secretary napolitano testified before the judiciary committee, a number of us pressed her to make sure that this investigation will be thorough, that the results will be public and i specifically asked her about these past events because the reports were starting to come out. she said, look, we're going to look into everything we can. but we have to make clear that no matter what happened in the past, it doesn't justify any of this type of activity going forward. so it's very clear this has shook up some of the culture and
trip to moscow and other clinton-era trips. is this generic behavior? is there a cultural problem with the agency? >> i don't think we know that yet, andrea. what we do know is for years the secret service has protected our presidents, protected elected officials visiting foreign heads of state. they've done it by putting their own lives on the line. what we do know is if you're going to make sure the actions of a few people don't overwhelm the good of so many, you have to have a thorough...
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this at a weekend summit in istanbul, secretary of state hillary clinton acknowledges that the u.s. is providing critical communications equipment to the rebel forces. i sat down with her in istanbul last night to talk about the crisis in syria and the challenged posed by iran. >> you have said that there will be serious consequences if assad does not stop killing his people, that this is the moment of truth. that the time for excuses is over. but short of military intervention, what is going to stop this man? >> well, andrea, i see it as a progression that is too slow and it's very painful to watch the terrible killing continue by the assad regime. but out of this meeting today, we have agreed on not only more sanctions, but a means of enforcing them. we now have a sanctions committee. that was quite an accomplishment because this group consists of a lot of countries that are really the mainstays of the syrian economy. we have more humanitarian aid going in. we have an accountability project under way to catalog all of the atrocities that have been done. and we are increasing the v
this at a weekend summit in istanbul, secretary of state hillary clinton acknowledges that the u.s. is providing critical communications equipment to the rebel forces. i sat down with her in istanbul last night to talk about the crisis in syria and the challenged posed by iran. >> you have said that there will be serious consequences if assad does not stop killing his people, that this is the moment of truth. that the time for excuses is over. but short of military intervention, what is...
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i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of state clinton warned chemical weapons are the red line on syria. i also want to play something that defense secretary leon panetta had to say in reaction to the reports about the preparation of chemical weapons. let play that and talk about what diplomatic options are left. >> the president of the united states made very clear that there will be consequences. there will be conconsequences if the assad regime makes a terrible mistake by using these chemical weapons on their own people. i'm not going to speculate or comment on what those potential
i imagine both secretary clinton and mr. brahimi would be lean on the russians to convince assad to leave power. he's finished in syria. there's no way he's going to emerge victorious. the only options for him are to lose and lose his life, most probability, or leave syria but certainly this civil war now more than 40,000 people dead, and with the latest problem with chemical weapons, the civil war has to be brought to an end. >> now, ambassador, both president obama and secretary of...
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i have to say it seems like every first term president, i remember what they said about bill clinton in 1996 and what they said about george w. bush in 2004. you had a lot of predictions that -- >> they didn't have 8.2% or 8% unemployment. >> well, they didn't, but you know, the president can point to a lot of achievement, a lot of accomplishment, and you are going to see him do that. you also saw another indication just yesterday of mitt romney's incompetence as a candidate and his, you know, there isn't a lot of enthusiasm for mr. romney so far, and i think you've got to look at who the opposition is and just how this debate's going to play out over the long term. we haven't seen the end of the economic news yet. we could still see some real economic progress before the election. it is almost six months away. so i think when you look at all the prospects, i still think this president's going to be the winner in november. it's going to be a struggle and it will be close, but i think at the end he's going to pull it out. >> tom daschle, thanks very much. good to see you. >> my pleasu
i have to say it seems like every first term president, i remember what they said about bill clinton in 1996 and what they said about george w. bush in 2004. you had a lot of predictions that -- >> they didn't have 8.2% or 8% unemployment. >> well, they didn't, but you know, the president can point to a lot of achievement, a lot of accomplishment, and you are going to see him do that. you also saw another indication just yesterday of mitt romney's incompetence as a candidate and...
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in denmark secretary of state hillary clinton blamed russia for blocking u.n. objection to stop the killing. >> we have very strong opposition from russia and china, but it's primarily russia. and that makes it harder to put together an international coahis. the syrians are not going to listen to us, they will listen, maybe, to the russians so we have to keep pushing them. >> congressman mike rogers is chairman of the house intelligence committee and joins me. thank you so much for being with us. first of all, arming the syrian rebels. you have said don't arm the rebels. we're hearing a lot of criticism of that. john mccain you know is really out there. mitt romney blaming the president for weakness saying he's not showing leadership saying we have to pour resources into the opposition, not specifically arms but he doesn't say exactly what we should do. why are you so strongly against arming the rebels? >> i could see all of the intelligence every day. that's what i do as chairman of the intelligence committee. i'll tell threw is no syrian resistance in total.
in denmark secretary of state hillary clinton blamed russia for blocking u.n. objection to stop the killing. >> we have very strong opposition from russia and china, but it's primarily russia. and that makes it harder to put together an international coahis. the syrians are not going to listen to us, they will listen, maybe, to the russians so we have to keep pushing them. >> congressman mike rogers is chairman of the house intelligence committee and joins me. thank you so much for...
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. >> meanwhile as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey, hillary clinton warns syria against moving its chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we are would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> and while washington buzzes over this video tribute to clinton, some are asking is it a farewell to the secretary or prelude to 2016? honoring the icons. politics meets hollywood. a tribute to the arts. president obama finds a way to salute an eclectic group of honor honorees. >> we've got my guy sitting next to dustin hoffman. dave letterman alongside one of the greatest ballerinas of all time. i couldn't think dave dances. there's no smooth transition from ballerina to led skep lin. they redefine the rock and roll lifestyle. we do not have video of this. there was some hotel rooms trashed and mayhem all around. so it's
. >> meanwhile as nato prepares to deploy patriot missile defenses to turkey, hillary clinton warns syria against moving its chemical weapons. >> this is a red line for the united states. i'm not going to telegraph in any specifics what we are would do in the event of credible evidence that the assad regime has resorted to using chemical weapons against their own people, but suffice it to say, we are certainly planning to take action if that eventuality were to occur. >> and...
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senator john mccain came to the defense of secretary hillary clinton's senior aide, a muslim american who is being accused of all sorts of crazy things, influencing u.s. foreign policy at the state department, in favor of the muslim brotherhood and other islamist causes. >> on june 13th, five members of congress wrote to the deputy inspector general of the department of state demanding that he begin an investigation into the possibility that huma and other officials are using their influence to promote the cause of muslim brotherhood within the u.s. government. these allegations and the report from which they are drawn are nothing less than an unwarranted and unfounded attack on an honorable citizen, a dedicated american and a loyal public servant. >> joining me now for our politico briefing, this was pretty amazing. first of all, the attack on someone like that who has worked in the white house, in the senate, at hillary clinton's side, obviously trying to take a shot at her. she is married to anthony weiner. >> right. we should point out for the segment that who he is talking about
senator john mccain came to the defense of secretary hillary clinton's senior aide, a muslim american who is being accused of all sorts of crazy things, influencing u.s. foreign policy at the state department, in favor of the muslim brotherhood and other islamist causes. >> on june 13th, five members of congress wrote to the deputy inspector general of the department of state demanding that he begin an investigation into the possibility that huma and other officials are using their...
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it was a for him hum vis-a-vis hillary clinton four years ago. it continues to be a problem with him now. i think that is actually one of the explanations looking at those close numbers why we see the bain capital and the vampire, he's a vampire who suck your blood and take your job and destroy your pension because they're not going to ever win that vote. but they really do want to try to mitigate some of that gap. >> we have to leave it there. thank you so much so much. have a great weekend reid. >> thanks a lot. >>> what political story will make you know, those farmers, those foragers, those fishermen.... for me, it's really about building this extraordinary community. american express is passionate about the same thing. they're one of those partners that i would really rely on whether it's finding new customers, or, a new location for my next restaurant. when we all come together, my restaurants, my partners, and the community amazing things happen. to me, that's the membership effect. >>> which political story will make headlines in the next
it was a for him hum vis-a-vis hillary clinton four years ago. it continues to be a problem with him now. i think that is actually one of the explanations looking at those close numbers why we see the bain capital and the vampire, he's a vampire who suck your blood and take your job and destroy your pension because they're not going to ever win that vote. but they really do want to try to mitigate some of that gap. >> we have to leave it there. thank you so much so much. have a great...
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president obama snubs pakistan's president za darry, shuffling him off to meet with secretary of state clinton instead of with the president after zardari refuses to reopen supply lines for materials to the war zone. >>> while the president goes for a hail mary at soldier field, is his campaign guilty of unneccessary roughness on bain capital? team obama launches another video today, a hit on mitt romney as a leading democratic ally slams the obama campaign tactic on "meet the press." >> this kind of stuff is nauseating to me on both sides. it's nauseating to the american public. enough is enough. >> and the "saturday night live" emotional sendoff. mick jagger helps the snl team bid an emotional farewell to chr kristin wii g. ♪ >> and good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in chicago where the president is now hosting his first nato summit, the first ever held outside of washington and only the third held in the united states since the alliance was founded more than a half century ago. president obama today announced that nato is going to hand over lead security responsibilitieses to afghan forc
president obama snubs pakistan's president za darry, shuffling him off to meet with secretary of state clinton instead of with the president after zardari refuses to reopen supply lines for materials to the war zone. >>> while the president goes for a hail mary at soldier field, is his campaign guilty of unneccessary roughness on bain capital? team obama launches another video today, a hit on mitt romney as a leading democratic ally slams the obama campaign tactic on "meet the...
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. >> eric, you guys have had a lot of fun with watching bill clinton and some of the other democratic surrogates going off message. listen to what jeb bush told bloomberg today at a bloomberg news breakfast. he said regarding immigration and the hispanic community, he said i'd say that if an objective teacher was grading where we are right now, i'd say needs improvement. governor romney has used this as a means to connect with a group of voters that were quite angry and it was effective but now he's in this somewhat of a box. what about that and the whole question of the rhetoric and the policy of statements from the governor during the campaign debates on immigration and how it is affecting hispanic, the hispanic voters? >> well, i don't think hispanic voters are single issue voters. i don't care if you're white or -- >> i'm not saying they are. i know the argument, well stated argument that hispanic americans, latinos are as concerned about the economy as everything else but what about the immigration issue, which is one important issue to them. >> it is one important issue but the
. >> eric, you guys have had a lot of fun with watching bill clinton and some of the other democratic surrogates going off message. listen to what jeb bush told bloomberg today at a bloomberg news breakfast. he said regarding immigration and the hispanic community, he said i'd say that if an objective teacher was grading where we are right now, i'd say needs improvement. governor romney has used this as a means to connect with a group of voters that were quite angry and it was effective...
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hillary clinton is going there and i applaud her, along with 70 other nations. that is an opportunity, one would hope, to put more pressure on the bashar government. i think she's right that he has to go. he's about -- or his government is about to be named as war criminals by theuati united nat. i want to put up there a thought, and that is, let's look at the success of the transition of yemen, which six months ago i said was the most dangerous place on earth. sada, the autocrat who had ruled the place in a totally vicious way is now out of there. he's been granted personal immunity, but his vice president has been elected, albeit in a plebside, earlier this week, in a fair election, and the violence has subsided, and certainly, we, the u.s., are able through whatever means to try to reduce the al qaeda presence in the boonies in yemens. maybe there's an example there for syria, maybe there's a slight window not just to declare a cease-fire, which is a good thing, and access for humanitarian aid, but to find an end game. and the end game, it seems to me, should
hillary clinton is going there and i applaud her, along with 70 other nations. that is an opportunity, one would hope, to put more pressure on the bashar government. i think she's right that he has to go. he's about -- or his government is about to be named as war criminals by theuati united nat. i want to put up there a thought, and that is, let's look at the success of the transition of yemen, which six months ago i said was the most dangerous place on earth. sada, the autocrat who had ruled...
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. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is on the road again. she had harsh words today for russia and china with criticism of syria's allies just as president assad's top generals, key member of his inner circle, defected. >> it is frankly not enough just to come to the fringe of the syrian people because i will tell you very frankly i don't think russia and china believe they are paying any price at all, nothing at all, for standing up on behalf of the assad regime. >> nbc's chief foreign correspondent richard engel joins me from istanbul, having just come out of syria. you heard the reporting of the defection but you have seen it on the ground. tell us what your perspective is from being an eyewitness to this tragedy. >> i have only been out of the -- out of syria for less than 24 hours and from what i could tell, it seems the bashar regime is losing control of the country. we were able to move around very openly, traveling hundreds of miles in open trucks with the rebels, walking around from village to village, we hardly saw any syrian troop
. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton is on the road again. she had harsh words today for russia and china with criticism of syria's allies just as president assad's top generals, key member of his inner circle, defected. >> it is frankly not enough just to come to the fringe of the syrian people because i will tell you very frankly i don't think russia and china believe they are paying any price at all, nothing at all, for standing up on behalf of the assad regime. >>...
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>>> at a summit on syria in paris today, secretary of state hillary clinton blames russia for propping up assad. we'll talk to nbc's richard engel, who has just come out of a secret trip inside syria. >>> and hello, dolly. the dalai lama is 77. namaste to him. >>> and george bush turns 76. he's on a trip to africa with mrs. bush. a very special happy birthday to nancy reagan, who had a mickey and minnie moment at the reagan library as her ronnie would say for the 52nd anniversary of her 39th birthday. >>> good day. happy birthday to all. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. in our daily fix, the economy. we've created only 80,000 new jobs in june, net jobs, almost enough to keep up with the population growth. not enough to help the 13 million people who remain without work. the stubborn jobless rate stuck at 8.2%, creates political headwinds against the president's re-election campaign. chris cillizza is an msnbc contributor and managing editor of postpolitics.com and joins us. this news is not good news for the president. he's in ohio in the crucial state of ohio, but he tried to p
>>> at a summit on syria in paris today, secretary of state hillary clinton blames russia for propping up assad. we'll talk to nbc's richard engel, who has just come out of a secret trip inside syria. >>> and hello, dolly. the dalai lama is 77. namaste to him. >>> and george bush turns 76. he's on a trip to africa with mrs. bush. a very special happy birthday to nancy reagan, who had a mickey and minnie moment at the reagan library as her ronnie would say for the 52nd...
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has real potential negativie ismpacts for our relationship in all aspects as well as what secretary clinton said, our financial relationship. >> the u.s. has been sending signals at every level to israel that we do not think that military action is warranted right now against iran. what should the u.s. be doing to persuade others that iran can be dealt with diplomatically, or is israel correct, are we approaching a level where the iranians will go beyond the point of no return before they create a weapon because of the materials they have amassed? >> the president has been clear, the united states will stand with israel and the rest of the international community to take the steps necessary to prevent iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. this is a matter of great importance to our national security as well as to countries in the region, obviously including israel. we want to continue to increase the pressure on iran. the economic pressure to change it's behavior and come clean about the nuclear program. we have amped up the efforts at every stage. the broadest and hashest sanctions have bee
has real potential negativie ismpacts for our relationship in all aspects as well as what secretary clinton said, our financial relationship. >> the u.s. has been sending signals at every level to israel that we do not think that military action is warranted right now against iran. what should the u.s. be doing to persuade others that iran can be dealt with diplomatically, or is israel correct, are we approaching a level where the iranians will go beyond the point of no return before they...
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forces within the opposition movement, they would be left stranded alone and isolated -- >> hillary clinton had meeting after meeting -- you know the secretary of state has gone to meetings and met with them trying to see who are the real representatives. >> for months they made the case that there weren't people within the opposition movement for them to work with. until the movement stepped up and showed the mettle that the u.s. would not cooperate. we think that's the wrong approach. we should proactively seek out who the responsible actors r. it's a self-fulfilling prophecy. give them the tools through allies to have the upper hand. the extreme islamists will have the dominant position. we wanted to supply weapons, training and finances to the opposition. in some cases they have. they have a fighting shot at winning the fight. >> how do you know we are not doing that now covertly. >> well, there have been public reports that some of it's been done. i'm taking the words of the administration and the public statements. they have consistently made the case for why it would be a mistake to
forces within the opposition movement, they would be left stranded alone and isolated -- >> hillary clinton had meeting after meeting -- you know the secretary of state has gone to meetings and met with them trying to see who are the real representatives. >> for months they made the case that there weren't people within the opposition movement for them to work with. until the movement stepped up and showed the mettle that the u.s. would not cooperate. we think that's the wrong...
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, supported by the -- under the defense secretary ship of dick cheney, also greatly expanded by the clinton administration. and it became a way so that we could really bolster the number of people deployed without really knowing what the cost was going to be of paying them, without knowing who the lines of authority and accountabilty were for what they did especially when they did something wrong. it means when they get hurt or when they get killed in an american war, we don't even necessarily have the opportunity to know when they were. we don't think of them as casualties in the same way we feel the brunt of american military casualties. it's provided a layer of insulation between us and what the military does in our name, that i think has been unsettling. it's not just their bad behavior. it's that it helps us do things as a country that we don't necessarily have control over or even a great understanding over. >> in fact, it does cost taxpayers money because that's why we built that enormous embassy in baghdad, the largest embassy in the world for the united states, at huge costs, unkno
, supported by the -- under the defense secretary ship of dick cheney, also greatly expanded by the clinton administration. and it became a way so that we could really bolster the number of people deployed without really knowing what the cost was going to be of paying them, without knowing who the lines of authority and accountabilty were for what they did especially when they did something wrong. it means when they get hurt or when they get killed in an american war, we don't even necessarily...
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and it is also a subject of discussion that president obama and secretary clinton are having. >> has president karzai given any guarantees that satisfy you and others amnesty international and other groups have been speaking out this weekend? >> i there that is one of the subjects of discussion. i think it's very clear that is part of the story here and that as has been said, the rights of women have been chiselled into their constitution. so therefore, i think that that will be the continued subject of discussion. >> for there to be relative peace, stability, whatever the goal is in afghanistan, there has to be a cessation of the terror strikes harbored across the border in pakistan and yet tensions with pakistan have only increased in the last couple of days and weeks and months. there hasn't been a u.s. apology. we understand there's been arguments between the white house, the pentagon and the state department whether there should be an apology, now five, six months have lapsed. zardari the president comes here and president obama won't even see him pep gets snubbed this way. how
and it is also a subject of discussion that president obama and secretary clinton are having. >> has president karzai given any guarantees that satisfy you and others amnesty international and other groups have been speaking out this weekend? >> i there that is one of the subjects of discussion. i think it's very clear that is part of the story here and that as has been said, the rights of women have been chiselled into their constitution. so therefore, i think that that will be the...
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he even played hillary clinton in debate prep in 2000 when clinton was running for the senate. that didn't go so well for lazio. he made every mistake in the book in that debate up in buffalo moderated by our friend, tim russert. this is a very important role, getting these candidates ready also involves being willing to ask them really tough questions, get under their skin, make them angry. that may not be something rob portman wants to do. >> right. remember, if the romney campaign goes forward with an early vp pick and it happens to be rob portman, that's probably going to take him out of the running. he's got to prepare for his own october vice presidential debate if it is him. but it's going to be someone very comfortable to romney. i wouldn't eliminate someone like tim pawlenty, who has been out with him, knows him well, but you're right, it's got to be someone willing to challenge the candidate and be able to deliver that blow that you know your opponent is going to do onstage in prime time under the lights. >> of course, john kerry also has his own future at stake, not
he even played hillary clinton in debate prep in 2000 when clinton was running for the senate. that didn't go so well for lazio. he made every mistake in the book in that debate up in buffalo moderated by our friend, tim russert. this is a very important role, getting these candidates ready also involves being willing to ask them really tough questions, get under their skin, make them angry. that may not be something rob portman wants to do. >> right. remember, if the romney campaign goes...
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he was president elect and indicated that he wanted even more substantial reductions than president clinton had achieved. so i think whether it's a republican or a democrat, we're going to want to continue to negotiate with the russians and bring those numbers down. >> very briefly, i just wanted to ask you about cuba policy because it's really the same deal. i was talking to top white house officials, top members of the senate who are telling me there is no chance in an election year and an election year where a cuban-american bob menendez is running to hold his democrat seat in new jersey and where you have an ardent anti castro member of the florida delegation heading the house foreign affairs committee. there is no chance the white house is going to make a move on the trade embargo, certainly not till after the election is decided. is that your take as well? >> i think that's true. any issue of substance is unlikely to be addressed unfortunately. we have big issues that are out there. the size of our debt, the annual deficits. we're not going to see much movement on them until next year
he was president elect and indicated that he wanted even more substantial reductions than president clinton had achieved. so i think whether it's a republican or a democrat, we're going to want to continue to negotiate with the russians and bring those numbers down. >> very briefly, i just wanted to ask you about cuba policy because it's really the same deal. i was talking to top white house officials, top members of the senate who are telling me there is no chance in an election year and...
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. >> secretary clinton, today, took a step that we have not taken before. let me play this declaring that the syrian opposition is a legitimate -- the syrian national council is the legitimate leader of the opposition. -- sorry, this is what she had to say because we are waiting for that tape to come in. we view the syrian national council as a leading legitimate representative of syrians seeking peaceful democratic change and as an effective representative for the syrian people with governments and international organizations, we heard today that the snc is articulating a plan for the future. we urge the full range of opposition groups including representatives of all ethnic groups to come around that decision. is the snc worthy of support from alleys around the world? and what can we do with the continuing opposition from russia? >> i cannot make a judgment about that. i just heard the statement, we have a diplomatic relationship with the syrian government. here is what i think we need to do. and i think we are doing it by the way. first, trying to examin
. >> secretary clinton, today, took a step that we have not taken before. let me play this declaring that the syrian opposition is a legitimate -- the syrian national council is the legitimate leader of the opposition. -- sorry, this is what she had to say because we are waiting for that tape to come in. we view the syrian national council as a leading legitimate representative of syrians seeking peaceful democratic change and as an effective representative for the syrian people with...
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. >> finally, secretary clinton in paris last night said they are increasing nonlethal aid. they're calling it humanitarian aid but it does logistical gear to the opposition, yet, we're not becoming more involved in any way no, boots on the ground no, military support. what's the right balance given the continuing slaughter, despite the so the called cease fire? >> we've got to continue to do what secretary clinton is doing which is to try to find ways to get russia and china particularly to join the rest of the international community in putting some tough sanctions on syria. right now, there are some sanctions but they're not organized. they're not comprehensive sanctions because russia and china vetoed sanctions at the u.n. we've got to keep trying to bring them into the sanction process because that will make them more successful and i think we've got to consider doing some other things, including helping turkey or supporting turkey in her efforts toç create a safe zone on the border there are with syria and turkey and apparently, turkey's willing to do that and it see
. >> finally, secretary clinton in paris last night said they are increasing nonlethal aid. they're calling it humanitarian aid but it does logistical gear to the opposition, yet, we're not becoming more involved in any way no, boots on the ground no, military support. what's the right balance given the continuing slaughter, despite the so the called cease fire? >> we've got to continue to do what secretary clinton is doing which is to try to find ways to get russia and china...
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they wanted him to be the attack dog against bill clinton. they asked me to go to jack to get him to attack. >> he's too good a guy. >> if that's the job you want, make sure you make it clear to the potential running mate what his or her job is going to be in the campaign so you aren't frustrated if they don't want to do it or can't do it well. >> good points. bob shrum, jim webber, both been there, done that. stay tuned. >>> meanwhile, we're watching president obama's event in jacksonville, florida. stay with us for live coverage next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> time for the "your business" entrepreneur of the week. ohio based interior designer, pamela, was doing well serving big corporate customers and passing on smaller clients. when the work stopped coming, she had to rethink her business plan, diversifying by thinking both big and small, she made sure every customer knew they were valuable to her. for more, watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car
they wanted him to be the attack dog against bill clinton. they asked me to go to jack to get him to attack. >> he's too good a guy. >> if that's the job you want, make sure you make it clear to the potential running mate what his or her job is going to be in the campaign so you aren't frustrated if they don't want to do it or can't do it well. >> good points. bob shrum, jim webber, both been there, done that. stay tuned. >>> meanwhile, we're watching president...